IELTS Grammar: using 'see' in writing task A few people have asked me about using 'see' to describe numbers on a graph or chart Look at the following sentence: • In Britain, CD sales increased dramatically in the 1980s We can write the same sentence in various ways using 'see': • • • Britain saw a dramatic increase in CD sales in the 1980s The 1980s saw a dramatic increase in CD sales in Britain British shops saw CD sales increase dramatically in the 1980s